By Sarah BlauToday when I step outside after a long day of work, I will draw in a nice deep breath of fresh air….hmmm, I wonder what I am actually inhaling?Oh, there’s definitely some oxygen in there, and probably some nitrogen and carbon dioxide too – I hear these things are common in air.…

NOAA's Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed to reduce the incidental catch of Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Learn how to identify, stop the spread and report sightings for New Zealand Mudsnails and Rusty Crayfish New Zealand Mudsnails -- learn how to identify, stop the spread and report sightings Colorado Department of Natural Resources.…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Revamped Fishing Brochure is a Catch (Mar 22, 2011) Colorado Division of Wildlife. The updated interactive fishing brochure provides important information to help protect the state waters from the spread of aquatic nuisance species…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Boaters: Mandatory Inspections in Effect Colorado Division of Wildlife. This boating season brings with it mandatory state-certified boat inspectionsto help prevent the spread of zebraand quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Extent and Speed of Lionfish Spread Unprecedented (Mar 14, 2011) DOI . United States Geological Survey. The rapid spread of lionfishes along the U.S. eastern seaboard, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean is the first documented case of a…

By Cynthia GilesFar too often in this country we see minority, low-income and indigenous communities overburdened by exposure to environmental pollution. They can see, feel, and smell the air, water and chemical pollution in their neighborhoods every day. Those environmental challenges impact public…

CHICAGO (March 31, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a public comment period on draft permits for two underground hazardous waste injection wells that Environmental Geo-Technologies seeks to reopen at 28470 Citrin Drive in Romulus, Michigan

By Lina YounesWhen I first joined the Agency in 2002, I was responsible for doing outreach to Spanish-language media and Hispanic organizations. As part of my job, I worked closely with EPA offices, especially with the Office of Pesticide Programs, to increase Hispanic awareness on the safe use of…

(Seattle - March 30, 2011) EPA wants to know what the public thinks about its plans to clean up the bed and banks of a part of the Duwamish River corridor known as “Boeing Plant 2,” approximately two miles upstream of the West Seattle Bridge

By Sophia KelleyWhen I tell people I work for EPA, the first question they usually ask is how I got the job. How did a graduate of an MFA program in writing come to work for the federal government? One doesn’t usually associate creative, literary types living in Brooklyn with goliaths of…

Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Kesha ForrestThat’s me in the photo, early on in my graduate studies at Howard University, standing in a lab of the Howard University Cancer Center. It was the first time I’d ever attempted to…

By Sarah BlauToday when I step outside after a long day of work, I will draw in a nice deep breath of fresh air….hmmm, I wonder what I am actually inhaling?Oh, there’s definitely some oxygen in there, and probably some nitrogen and carbon dioxide too – I hear these things are common in air.…

NOAA's Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed to reduce the incidental catch of Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Learn how to identify, stop the spread and report sightings for New Zealand Mudsnails and Rusty Crayfish New Zealand Mudsnails -- learn how to identify, stop the spread and report sightings Colorado Department of Natural Resources.…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Revamped Fishing Brochure is a Catch (Mar 22, 2011) Colorado Division of Wildlife. The updated interactive fishing brochure provides important information to help protect the state waters from the spread of aquatic nuisance species…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Boaters: Mandatory Inspections in Effect Colorado Division of Wildlife. This boating season brings with it mandatory state-certified boat inspectionsto help prevent the spread of zebraand quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive…

Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Extent and Speed of Lionfish Spread Unprecedented (Mar 14, 2011) DOI . United States Geological Survey. The rapid spread of lionfishes along the U.S. eastern seaboard, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean is the first documented case of a…

By Cynthia GilesFar too often in this country we see minority, low-income and indigenous communities overburdened by exposure to environmental pollution. They can see, feel, and smell the air, water and chemical pollution in their neighborhoods every day. Those environmental challenges impact public…

CHICAGO (March 31, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a public comment period on draft permits for two underground hazardous waste injection wells that Environmental Geo-Technologies seeks to reopen at 28470 Citrin Drive in Romulus, Michigan

By Lina YounesWhen I first joined the Agency in 2002, I was responsible for doing outreach to Spanish-language media and Hispanic organizations. As part of my job, I worked closely with EPA offices, especially with the Office of Pesticide Programs, to increase Hispanic awareness on the safe use of…

(Seattle - March 30, 2011) EPA wants to know what the public thinks about its plans to clean up the bed and banks of a part of the Duwamish River corridor known as “Boeing Plant 2,” approximately two miles upstream of the West Seattle Bridge

By Sophia KelleyWhen I tell people I work for EPA, the first question they usually ask is how I got the job. How did a graduate of an MFA program in writing come to work for the federal government? One doesn’t usually associate creative, literary types living in Brooklyn with goliaths of…

Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Kesha ForrestThat’s me in the photo, early on in my graduate studies at Howard University, standing in a lab of the Howard University Cancer Center. It was the first time I’d ever attempted to…